![]() ![]() In the end, he worries that his attempt to build up his credit this way may end up hurting it.Īfter we called, a spokeswoman for Rent a Center and Acceptance tells us a their internal investigation discovered that a computer glitch failed to register Gregg's final payment. "What I must have missed," Gregg said, is that "you have to contact us, you have to call us, after you make your last payment." However, it still receives a " good" B Plus rating from the BBB, because most complaints concerned customers simply not understanding their contract, which allows for high interest rates for just one late payment, or missing one of their rules. There's a caution here for anyone buying furniture with a 90 days same as cash or a lease to own option: You really need to look at that contract very carefully.Īcceptance Now is an arm of Rent-a-Center in Plano, Texas which has several hundred Better Business Bureau complaints. "It turns out I have actually paid it in full, but I did not close out my account," he said." He says after negotiating with the man on the phone, they agreed to lower his penalty to $50, which Gregg reluctantly paid He says he got slammed with a high APR rate, and almost $300 in back interest fees, because his account was still open and now delinquent. "They said did you get your certificate of ownership? I said no, I need a certificate of ownership?" "I get a call, and it was in February, from Acceptance Now, and they are saying I am late on my payment," he said. But that was just the start of the problems for the Cincinnati man. Just before 90 days were up, he says, he paid the bed off in full. Gregg bought a new bed last year for $571, agreeing to pay $77 a month through a finance company called "Acceptance Now," which has desks in furniture stores across the country. No problem: Many stores will let you spread out your payments, with a 90 day or one year "same as cash" program, where you get months to pay with no interest. Canada is seen as an attractive destination for international students due to its high quality of education, reputation for multiculturalism, and work and immigration opportunities.Can't afford that new refrigerator, or bedroom or living room set? ![]() Globally, the international student population has risen due to the increase in the global middle class. Domestically, the Canadian government and DLIs have more aggressively recruited international students for a host of economic, social, and cultural reasons. Canada’s international student population has quadrupled since 2008 due to a number of domestic and international factors. IRCC reported Canada hosted over 800,000 international students at the end of 2022, the largest in the country’s history. ![]()
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